Our offering includes memoirs, or collections of memories that individuals have written about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in their lives. While the assertions made in these works are generally taken to be factual, the biases or perspectives of the authors are often present. Historically, memoirs have been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiography, how…
The sixteen essays of the collection cover a wide range. The first eleven consists of personal memories (and portraits) of family and friends. Indeed, apart from his exuberant and very candid letters, Memories and Portraits is the nearest thing to an autobiography published by Stevenson. The very first essay is about his memories as a Scot of his first contacts with England (“The Foreigner…
Keempat belas kontributor Sites of Vision mengeksplorasi hipotesis bahwa hakikat persepsi visual yang dibicarakan para filsuf harus secara eksplisit diakui sebagai konstruksi diskursif, bahkan konstruksi historis, dalam wacana filosofis. Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, para sarjana dari berbagai disiplin ilmu telah tertarik pada "konstruksi" indra manusia—dalam cara lingkungan manusia membentu…
Excerpt from Louth and Meath: A Short Survey of the Principal Places of Interest in Both Counties Louth, the smallest county in Ireland, compris ing an area of about acres, presents several distinguishing features well worthy Of the attention of the Sightseer and the archaeologist. The county faces the Irish Sea, and is the most northerly Of the maritime counties of the province of Leinst…
The book relates to Sir Henry Morton Stanley, a Welsh journalist and explorer. Stanley is known for his exploration of central Africa, his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone and his search for the source of the Nile. Historical - United Kingdom & Africa. Biographical interest.